Welcome to the June 30th installment of The Daily Farm Report! We rake the news for each organization’s top prospects and give you a digest with some commentary for you greedy prospectors to enjoy. Here’s some recent news and highlights:
Anthony KaySTATS and RANKINGS
Mets #12 by MLB Pipeline
Baseball Farm Roto #238 Overall
.@UConnBSB lefty moving up — Mets prospect Anthony Kay promoted to St. Lucie after best outing of career https://t.co/CqdJaOA4LL via @SNYtv
— Dom Amore (@AmoreCourant) June 29, 2018
Kay, a 1st round pick in 2016, missed 2017 recovering from TJS. He’s 23, so the promotion to the A-Advanced Florida State League makes a lot of sense as Kay will still be older than the average player in the league. His ERA in 14 starts is 4.54, but we’ve got to dig deeper. A FIP of 3.58, K-rate of 26% and BB-rate of 7% show that the skills are there for Kay. It will be fun to see him battle FSL hitting for the remainder of the summer.
Christin StewartSTATS and RANKINGS
Tigers #5 by MLB Pipeline
And for those who want an update on injury to @MudHens Christin Stewart, here's @NickPiotrowicz original reporting and my updates at bottom … https://t.co/RiPDwYKWk3 #Tigers #RoadToDetroit
— John Wagner (@jwagnerblade) June 29, 2018
So Stewart goes on the 7-day DL with his calf injury, but it sounds like the team doesn’t believe it is serious. Stewart says he doesn’t think it’s serious, but that’s not very surprising. As noted in this update, calf injuries can be tricky, so the Tigers are wise to just play it safe with one of their top prospects.
Cody SedlockSTATS and RANKINGS
Orioles #9 by MLB Pipeline
On the minor league front, Orioles 2016 first-round pick Cody Sedlock threw a 30-pitch bullpen two days ago and is progressing well on his way back from a shoulder injury.
— Jon Meoli (@JonMeoli) June 29, 2018
Sedlock has been out since April with a shoulder strain, an unfortunate setback for this 1st round pick in 2016. Sedlock brings a nice arsenal to the table (plus slider, potential plus curveball and change), but he hasn’t had much success yet in his young professional career. He just turned 23, and that combined with him missing nearly half a season of development time means that the clock is definitely ticking on him.
Peter LambertSTATS and RANKINGS
Rockies #3 by MLB Pipeline
Baseball Farm Roto #15 Overall
Friday Pebble Report: #Rockies Antonio Senzatela and Peter Lambert continue to push for promotions https://t.co/8B5eRPvoLw
— Purple Row (@PurpleRow) June 29, 2018
Lambert has been an absolute stud as a 21-year-old with a tough assignment in the AA Eastern League (8-2, 2.23 ERA). His peripheral statistics are a little more muted, but still really good (3.04 FIP, 21% K-rate, 3% BB-rate). Looking at his stuff, he probably has mid-rotation upside, but if his command continues to develop maybe he pitches his way to a #2 role in the future. The obvious downside here is he’s a Colorado Rockies farmhand and will have to pitch in the gigantic outfield and high run-scoring environment of Coors Field half of the time.
